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Lucas Veras

Education

PhD in Physical Activity and Health

Faculty of Sports, University of Porto

Porto, Portugal

Current - 2019

  • Focused on accelerometry-based models to measure physical activity related to bone health.

Master’s Degree in Physical Activity and Health

Faculty of Sports, University of Porto

Porto, Portugal

2019 - 2017

  • Thesis: Calibration and validation of accelerometers: Establishing new equations for energy expenditure and ground reaction force prediction.

Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education

Faculty Estácio of Alagoas

Maceió, Brasil

2015 - 2012

Papers

The effect of bariatric surgery on gravitational loading and its impact on bone mass

Bone

N/A

2021

  • Diniz-Sousa F, Veras L, Boppre G, Devezas V, Santos-Sousa H, Preto J, Machado L, Vilas- Boas JP, Oliveira J, Fonseca H.

Can exercise promote additional benefits on body composition in patients with obesity after bariatric surgery? A systematic review and meta‐analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Obesity Science & Practice

N/A

2021

  • Boppre G, Diniz-Sousa F, Veras L, Oliveira J, Fonseca H

How Does Bariatric Surgery Affect Fall Risk Factors?

Obesity Surgery

N/A

2021

  • Diniz-Sousa F, Veras L, Boppre G, Devezas V, Santos-Sousa H, Preto J, Machado L, Vilas- Boas JP, Oliveira J, Fonseca H.

Wearable Devices for Physical Activity and Healthcare Monitoring in Elderly People: A Critical Review

Geriatrics

N/A

2021

  • Teixeira E, Fonseca H, Diniz-Sousa F, Veras L, Boppre G, Oliveira J, Pinto D, Alves AJ, Barbosa A, Mendes R, Marques-Aleixo I.

The Effect of an Exercise Intervention Program on Bone Health After Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

N/A

2021

  • Diniz-Sousa F, Veras L, Boppre G, Sa-Couto P, Devezas V, Santos-Sousa H, Preto J, Machado L, Vilas- Boas JP, Oliveira J, Fonseca H.

Accelerometer-based prediction of skeletal mechanical loading during walking in normal weight to severely obese subjects

Osteoporosis International

N/A

2020

  • Veras L, Diniz-Sousa F, Boppre G, Devezas V, Santos-Sousa H, Preto J, Machado L, Vilas-Boas JP, Oliveira J, Fonseca H.

Accelerometry calibration in people with class II-III obesity: Energy expenditure prediction and physical activity intensity identification

Gait and Posture

N/A

2020

  • Diniz-Sousa F, Veras L, Ribeiro JC, Boppre G, Devezas V, Santos-Sousa H, Preto J, Machado L, Vilas-Boas JP, Oliveira J, Fonseca H.

Conference proceedings

Walking ground reaction force prediction based on raw acceleration in normal weight to severely obese subjects

In: 13th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto

Porto, Portugal

2020

  • Veras L, Diniz-Sousa F, Boppre G, Devezas V, Santos-Sousa H, Preto J, Machado L, Vilas-Boas JP, Oliveira J, Fonseca H.

Effects of bariatric surgery and an exercise intervention on physical activity in severe obese patients

In: 13th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto

Porto, Portugal

2020

  • Seixas E, Diniz-Sousa F, Boppre G, Veras L, Granja T, Pereira F, Villares A, Fonseca H, Oliveira J.

Effects of a physical exercise program on bone metabolism of obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery

In: 13th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto

Porto, Portugal

2020

  • Villares A, Diniz-Sousa F, Boppre G, Veras L, Oliveira J, Fonseca H.

Does participation in a multicomponent exercise training program provide added cardiometabolic risk factors following bariatric surgery compared to surgery alone?

In: 13th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto

Porto, Portugal

2020

  • Silva-Pereira F, Boppre G, Veras L, Diniz-Sousa F, Fonseca H, Oliveira J, Machado L, Vilas-Boas JP.

Accelerometer calibration: The importance of individual resting metabolic rate measurement to correctly identify moderate-to-vigorous physical activity intensity

In: 23rd Portuguese Congress of Obesity

Braga, Portugal

2019

  • Veras L, Diniz-Sousa F, Boppre G, Devezas V, Santos-Sousa H, Preto J, Machado L, Vilas-Boas JP, Oliveira J, Fonseca H.

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity intensity cut-point for walking steps in patients with class II-III obesity

In: 23rd Portuguese Congress of Obesity

Braga, Portugal

2019

  • Veras L, Diniz-Sousa F, Boppre G, Devezas V, Santos-Sousa H, Preto J, Machado L, Vilas-Boas JP, Oliveira J, Fonseca H.

Is the correct accelerometer placement at the waist such a big deal?

In: 23rd Portuguese Congress of Obesity

Braga, Portugal

2019

  • Veras L, Diniz-Sousa F, Boppre G, Devezas V, Santos-Sousa H, Preto J, Machado L, Vilas-Boas JP, Oliveira J, Fonseca H.

The effect of ActiGraph filtering on raw acceleration metrics and its influence on energy expenditure prediction accuracy

In: 23rd Portuguese Congress of Obesity

Braga, Portugal

2019

  • Veras L, Diniz-Sousa F, Boppre G, Devezas V, Santos-Sousa H, Preto J, Machado L, Vilas-Boas JP, Oliveira J, Fonseca H.

Development of walking energy expenditure prediction models for patients with severe obesity based on raw acceleration and its comparison with those developed for non-obese subjects

In: 23rd Portuguese Congress of Obesity

Braga, Portugal

2019

  • Veras L, Diniz-Sousa F, Boppre G, Devezas V, Santos-Sousa H, Preto J, Machado L, Vilas-Boas JP, Oliveira J, Fonseca H.

Effectiveness of an exercise intervention program on the prevention of bone mineral density loss 1-year after bariatric surgery: BaSEIB clinical trial

In: 23rd Portuguese Congress of Obesity

Braga, Portugal

2019

  • Diniz-Sousa F, Boppre G, Villares A, Veras L, Seixas E, Pereira F, Granja T, Devezas V, Santos-Sousa H, Preto J, Machado L, Vilas-Boas JP, Oliveira J, Fonseca H.

Exercise training effectiveness on the improvement of clinical cardiometabolic risk factors after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A systematic review and meta-analysis

In: 23rd Portuguese Congress of Obesity

Braga, Portugal

2019

  • Boppre G, Diniz-Sousa F, Veras L, Oliveira J, Fonseca H

Estimation of ground reaction forces during walking in adult patients with class II-III obesity based on accelerometer data

In: 22nd Portuguese Congress of Obesity

Lisboa, Portugal

2018

  • Veras L, Diniz-Sousa F, Boppre G, Devezas V, Santos-Sousa H, Preto J, Machado L, Vilas-Boas JP, Oliveira J, Fonseca H.

Awards

Student Sponsorship, ActiGraph Digital Data Summit

N/A

N/A

2021

Best Oral Communication in Sports Sciences, 13th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto

N/A

N/A

2020

Prize for Best Work in Physical Activity, 23rd Portuguese Congress of Obesity

N/A

N/A

2019